Carrying straps for a golf bag

ABSTRACT

A golf bag has a bag body which is provided with a bag carrying set. The bag carrying set is formed of a retaining member, two long carrying straps, and two short carrying straps. The two log carrying straps are used as shoulder straps to carry evenly the weight of the bag body and its contents, without causing discomfort to a caddie. The long carrying straps and the short carrying straps are adjusted by the retaining member to suit the body size of the caddie.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates generally to a golf bag, and moreparticularly to the carrying straps of the golf bag.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] As illustrated in FIGS. 1-5, the conventional golf bag has a bagbody 10 which is provided with a supporting member 11, a handle 12, apocket 13, and a carrying set 14. The carrying set 14 is formed of twoupper carrying straps 141, and two lower carrying straps 142 which areintegrally made of a soft material and are connected with the two uppercarrying straps 141. The carrying set 14 is defective in design in thatthe lower carrying straps 142 tend to cause a great deal of discomfortto a caddie, especially a husky caddie.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide agolf bag with a carrying set which does not cause discomfort to acaddie.

[0006] In keeping with the principle of the present invention, theforegoing objective of the present invention is attained by a golf bagcarrying set which is formed of two long carrying straps, two shortcarrying straps, and a retaining member. The golf bag carrying set ofthe present invention is compatible with golf bags of various types. Thetwo long carrying straps and the two short carrying straps can beconnected or disconnected by the retaining member.

[0007] The objective, features and functions of the present inventionwill be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of thefollowing detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008]FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a golf bag of the prior art.

[0009]FIG. 2-5 are schematic views of the prior art golf bag in use.

[0010]FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a golf bag of the preferredembodiment of the present invention.

[0011]FIG. 7 shows another perspective view of the golf bag of thepreferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0012]FIG. 8-11 are schematic views of the golf bag of the preferredembodiment of the present invention in use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a golf bag embodied in the presentinvention has a bag body 20 which is provided with a support member 21,a handle 22, an outer pocket 23, and a bag carrying set 24.

[0014] The bag body 20 of the golf bag of the present invention isbasically similar in construction to the prior art golf bag, with theexception of the bag carrying set 24. The bag carrying set 24 is formedof two long carrying straps 242, two short carrying straps 241, and aretaining member 25.

[0015] The two long carrying straps 242 are made of a soft and pliablematerial and are fastened at one end thereof with the bag body 20 viathe retaining member 25, and at other end thereof with the bag body 20.

[0016] The two short carrying straps 241 are retained at one end thereofwith the retaining member 25, and are fastened at other end thereof withthe bag body 20.

[0017] The retaining member 25 has a receiving member 251 and aninsertion member 252, which are used to connect or disconnect the longcarrying straps 242 and the short carrying straps 241.

[0018] As shown is FIGS. 8-11, the two long carrying straps 242 are usedas the shoulder straps to carry evenly the weight of the bag body 20 andits contents, without causing discomfort to a caddie. In addition, thelong carrying straps 242 and the short carrying straps 241 can beadjusted by the receiving member 251 and the insertion member 252 of theretaining member 25 in accordance with the body size of the caddie.

[0019] The embodiment of the present invention described above is to beregarded in all respects as being merely illustrative and notrestrictive. Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in otherspecific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The presentinvention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the followingappended claim.

I claim:
 1. A golf bag having a bag body, said bag body being providedwith a support member, a handle, an outer pocket, and a bag carryingset; wherein said bag carrying set comprises: two long carrying straps,with each being fastened at one end thereof with said bag body via aretaining member, and at other end thereof with said bag body; and twoshort carrying straps, with each being retained at one end thereof bysaid retaining member such that other end thereof is fastened with saidbag body.
 2. The golf bag as defined in claim 1, wherein said retainingmember has a receiving member and an insertion member whereby saidreceiving member and said insertion member are used to adjust said longcarrying straps and said short carrying straps.